Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Trinidad. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Trinidad.
Trinidad
10 scored schools near Trinidad
Each school level has its own list. Scores use California’s state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26 elementary and middle; 2024–25 high school.
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The district is known for every school. IB and Public Waldorf are checked against the International Baccalaureate’s directory and the Alliance for Public Waldorf Education’s member list.
These schools take students by address, so the district is the filter that matters.
These come from each charter’s own website. We have read 0 of the 0 charters here. A school we have not read is never counted as a “no”.
We hold no program detail for magnets yet, only how they admit.
These are the nearest schools of every kind. Choose a kind of school to see that kind across the whole 20 miles.
11 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
No charter schools are within 20 miles of Trinidad.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 20 miles of Trinidad.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Trinidad?
6 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Trinidad. The closest is Trinidad Union, 3.6 miles away.
Distance 3.6mi
Trinidad Union
Trinidad Union Elementary · Grades K–8
184042% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 60th percentile
Distance 12.3mi
Fieldbrook Elementary
Fieldbrook Elementary · Grades K–8
123454% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 47th percentile
Distance 15.1mi
Pacific Union Elementary
Pacific Union Elementary · Grades K–8
122662% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 31st percentile
Distance 16.1mi
Arcata Elementary
Arcata Elementary · Grades K–5
1680% below the standard
Scope Score 65Needs Support · 1st percentile
Distance 17.4mi
Blue Lake Union Elementary
Blue Lake Union Elementary · Grades K–8
162361% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 47th percentile
Distance 18.5mi
Jacoby Creek
Jacoby Creek Elementary · Grades K–8
363331% below the standard
Scope Score 86Strong · 88th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Trinidad, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Trinidad?
6 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Trinidad. The closest is Trinidad Union, 3.6 miles away.
Distance 3.6mi
Trinidad Union
Trinidad Union Elementary · Grades K–8
1773% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 32nd percentile
Distance 11.5mi
McKinleyville Middle
McKinleyville Union Elementary · Grades 6–8
1972% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 19th percentile
Distance 15.1mi
Pacific Union Elementary
Pacific Union Elementary · Grades K–8
193348% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 59th percentile
Distance 17.4mi
Blue Lake Union Elementary
Blue Lake Union Elementary · Grades K–8
2069% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 38th percentile
Distance 17.9mi
Sunny Brae Middle
Arcata Elementary · Grades 6–8
182557% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 51st percentile
Distance 18.5mi
Jacoby Creek
Jacoby Creek Elementary · Grades K–8
383527% below the standard
Scope Score 87Strong · 91st percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Trinidad, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Trinidad?
2 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Trinidad. The closest is McKinleyville High, 10.8 miles away.
These results are from spring 2025, when the state called its top two levels Exceeded and Met. The state now calls the same levels Advanced and Proficient.
Distance 10.8mi
McKinleyville High
Northern Humboldt Union High · Grades 9–12
122266% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 33rd percentile
Distance 16.5mi
Arcata High
Northern Humboldt Union High · Grades 9–12
232849% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 67th percentile
Continuation and other schools · 1
These schools are listed separately. Some are compared only with California schools of the same kind. Some have no score because students are placed there.
Distance 16.5mi
Pacific Coast High (Continuation)
Northern Humboldt Union High · Grades 9–12
1581% below the standard
No score
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Trinidad, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2024–25. High school Scope Scores use spring 2025 tests. They include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests.
Private schools
Which private schools are near Trinidad?
Private schools don’t take California’s state tests, so there is no state testing data for them. We list them and never score them.
- Six Rivers MontessoriGrades 1–5 · 21 students14.9 mi
- Mad River MontessoriGrades Pre-K–K · 6 students16.2 mi
- Arcata Christian SchoolGrades K–8 · 106 students16.7 mi
- Mistwood Educational Center20 students19.0 mi
- Humboldt Bay Christian SchoolGrades 3–7 · 2 students19.8 mi
5 private schools are within 20 miles of Trinidad, nearest first. Source: the federal private-school survey and private schools’ filings with the state. Tuition is the lowest and highest yearly price on the school’s own site, where we have read it.
Districts nearby
Which districts run the schools near Trinidad?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Northern Humboldt Union High3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Arcata Elementary2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Blue Lake Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Fieldbrook Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Jacoby Creek Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above
- McKinleyville Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above